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What the World Needs Now… is an online youth theatre project for children in school years 3-6 who are new or existing members of MFYT’s Stage 2 and Ovingham Middle School Groups.
The project will provide a creative outlet to capture the voices, responses and imaginations of children during the Coronavirus pandemic. The project will gather creative content using the theme of ‘a gift to the world’ - asking children what creative stories and ideas they think they could contribute to help the world during this time. Through this project, we aim to continue to provide children with a safe and creative space to share their thoughts, feelings and ideas as well as an opportunity to connect with their friends. Vertical Divider
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How will it work?
1. Children will participate in weekly online youth theatre workshops with their practitioners to creatively respond to topics such as ‘family’, ‘household objects’, ‘a view from my window’ and ‘the news’. We don’t know yet what the children might create but content could be things like…
- a letter to someone in another place
- a news bulletin about staying in touch with friend
- a poem about the view from their window
- a story about an object in their house…
The options are endless!
2. As part of the project, we will also distribute videos from our practitioners with creative games, exercises and challenges to do at home independently or with family members.
3. Mortal Fools practitioners will compile all of the creative ideas and content that is created throughout the term into a final piece. Then, at the end of the project, we will support parents and carers to help their child film creative content chosen for them at home so it can be edited into a mini film.
4. The film will then be broadcast on Mortal Fools YouTube, website and Social Media channels.
Does everybody have to be on film?
If participants are uncomfortable being filmed, or if parents/carers would prefer that their child did not appear on film, it’s totally possible for them to do it without ever appearing on camera. They could speak from behind the camera, make scenes, animations, puppet shows – or even write something for someone else to perform. Our practitioners are totally prepared to work around individual preferences and media consents.
You also don’t need fancy filming equipment to take part in the final mini film– a phone camera will do, and we will provide support for you to do this. One of our key youth theatre partners - Company Three - have put together some handy resources with top tipcs for shooting videos on phones.
Key Information:
This project is for all new and existing MFYT members in Schools Years 3-6.
The term will last 11 weeks, starting with trial sessions the week commencing 20th April. The trial sessions will be a chance for us to experiment with the online session format, and help the participants get used to working this way.
Each week, participants will take part in:
PLEASE NOTE: To take part in the weekly session, participants will need access to a phone, tablet, laptop or PC which has a webcam/camera and ability to run the Zoom application.
*Zoom is a computer and phone conference app which allows multiple people to join in an online chat room where we will all be able to see and talk to each other.
This will be an invite-only private chatroom, there will be 3 adult practitioners in the chat with the young people and it will be terminated at the end of the session. Nobody will be able to enter the chatroom without the host’s permission. The conversation will not be uploaded onto the internet, and no other personal information will be needed other than their first name. Please note that by signing up to Zoom you will be agreeing to the Zoom’s terms and conditions. Please read them before agreeing.
The term will last 11 weeks, starting with trial sessions the week commencing 20th April. The trial sessions will be a chance for us to experiment with the online session format, and help the participants get used to working this way.
Each week, participants will take part in:
- 1 x live online workshop every Thursday at 2pm, facilitated via Zoom* (lasting approx. 1 hour)
- 1 x pre-recorded ‘at home’ activity, to be completed between live sessions
PLEASE NOTE: To take part in the weekly session, participants will need access to a phone, tablet, laptop or PC which has a webcam/camera and ability to run the Zoom application.
*Zoom is a computer and phone conference app which allows multiple people to join in an online chat room where we will all be able to see and talk to each other.
This will be an invite-only private chatroom, there will be 3 adult practitioners in the chat with the young people and it will be terminated at the end of the session. Nobody will be able to enter the chatroom without the host’s permission. The conversation will not be uploaded onto the internet, and no other personal information will be needed other than their first name. Please note that by signing up to Zoom you will be agreeing to the Zoom’s terms and conditions. Please read them before agreeing.
Book your place:
Due to the new digital nature of this project we will require permission from parents/guardians for all young people to take part in What the World Needs Now...
Our code of conduct for our young people can be downloaded below, and you can request a copy of our full online Safeguarding policy via email.
Our code of conduct for our young people can be downloaded below, and you can request a copy of our full online Safeguarding policy via email.
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When you have booked your place on the project via the form below, Zoe – our Programme Coordinator – will send you a project agreement which you will need to digitally sign and return before you are able to take part in any live sessions.
If you have any questions or want to contact us about any of this, please email or call using the details provided on the Code of Conduct document.
